Printer-friendlyAlbany Pine Bush Preserve
In the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, administered by the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, a total of 3,010 acres has been protected by Commission partners toward a goal of 4,610 acres. A formal protection plan for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve was adopted by the Commission in 1996 to guide the future management and protection of the unique inland's Pine Barrens habitat, home of the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. Since 1995, the State has invested $7 million in land acquisition funds and $1.75 million to support the work of the Commission from the EPF and Bond Act. The Towns of Guilderland and Colonie, the City of Albany and The Nature Conservancy also have acquired lands for inclusion in the Preserve.
